Texas Governor Seeks $10 Billion for New Natural Gas Plants
7/2/2024
(Reuters) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said on Monday they will seek to expand the Texas Energy Fund program to $10 billion to build more natural gas plants to meet the state's growing demand for electricity.
The statement said Texas currently has about 85,000 megawatts of power available including wind, solar, coal, nuclear and natural gas, but may need 150,000 megawatts by 2030.
The fund was approved last year to provide a $5 billion low-interest loan program to incentivize the building of dispatchable natural gas plants.
"Texas has already received notice of intent to apply for $39 billion in loans, making the program nearly eight times oversubscribed," the statement said.
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Owner:
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